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Order for the Massacre of Glencoe: letter of Major Robert Duncanson to Captain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, ordering him to fall on the Macdonalds of Glencoe and destroy them.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.6.24

Dates

  • Creation: 1692.

Conditions Governing Access

Access restricted. Please contact the division of Archives & Manuscript Collections to arrange access (manuscripts@nls.uk).

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (1 folio. Quarto.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

The letter was presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1925 by the Right Honourable J Ramsay Macdonald.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Date
25 05 2015
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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